Education
He graduated with a Communications degree in 1994, garnering 65 tackles and five sacks his senior season.
He graduated with a Communications degree in 1994, garnering 65 tackles and five sacks his senior season.
He walked-on to play college football with Auburn before winning a scholarship. Whitehead began his pro career signing as an undrafted free agent with the San Francisco 49ers for the 1995 season. After being cut by the 49ers, he split time between the Canadian Football League"s Baltimore Stallions active roster and the 49ers practice squad.
The following season he played with the Canadian Football League"s Montreal Alouettes and then in 1997 he led the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in sacks and added 44 tackles.
After his strong showing in the Canadian Football League, Whitehead spent the 1998 training camp with the Detroit Lions before having a brief stint with the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe. In 1999, Whitehead found his place on a permanent NFL roster, earning a starting position with the New Orleans Saints, with whom he has remained for the last eight seasons of his NFL career.
He has the second most sacks among current Saints players with 24.5 sacks (the other defensive end Charles Grant leads with 33). On June 15, 2007 the Saints released him.
Whitehead along with Ira Newbie appeared together on an episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta where they were dates at an auction.
He attended Temple University, where he was a defensive end from 2008-2011.
Whitehead and his father, Willie Whitehead, Senior are both members of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.